On the last point actually - given that I will not be in the UK any longer after my old employer visa has expired, maybe the old employer can still continue paying for the rest of the notice period even though I don’t have the right to work in the UK? Not sure this comes up often - but as long as an...

Thank you all clear!!

On the last point - I am on garden leave and fully paid, so I have to notify the old employer once my visa and so my contract no longer stand (which presumably means they can’t pay me any longer).

Thank you CR001 this is extremely helpful - as my new employer has not done this before, so they are somewhat in the dark on the rules... my current timeline is: Old employer contract and cos valid to 15 May (I’m not working and on notice) New employer contract and cos start 16 May I am due to leave...

Thank you ! So is it in February or in May? I read your reply as if it is the earlier. Thank you !

My ICT visa with my current sponsor expires in May. I am about to leave the UK and submit an application for Tier 2 general with a new sponsor (I fall under the exemption allowing it). I will apply in February from my home country, for a start date with a new sponsor in May. At what point in the app...

Hello all I have researched extensively and can not find an answer to this. I am in the UK on an ICT visa, but looking to switch to Tier 2 general, through the ‘high earner’ exemption, without a cool off period. My old employer was unable to up my salary sufficiently to do so - but I have found anot...